Biggest Loser 10 Fall Challenge -- for losers and maintainers :)

[Rose&Mike]

Did a mile on the elliptical and 55 min strength class. I wanted to do more on the elliptical, but I left work late.

It is freezing here today! I hope this a temporary thing. I turn into quite the homebody when it's this cold. The high for a couple of days is not supposed to get out of the 20s.

DS said his interview went well. He finds out in January, and if they want him they will do a background check and I think a polygraph. The hard part is going to be encouraging him to fill out more apps over Christmas. Thanks for all the well wishes.

I never answered the QOTD--I am trying to look at managing stress as a process, just like weight loss. I am working to create a calm, clutter free environment at home. To control the things I can control and try to let go of the things I can't. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I've been trying to concentrate on the breathing I learned from 8 minute meditation. I have been trying to turn the stereo on more than the news. And this might sound funny, but I've been trying to hug more. I am not a big hugger except for DS. I have some major personal space issues. For some reason I've finding getting a hug is a big stress reliever for me, so I've been trying to take advantage of that!

I made a list for the week of quick little things to do each day to keep the house cleaned up. I don't know how long we will keep this up, but if the house can just stay clean until we leave for vacation, I will consider it a major victory!

P--thinking of you.

Hope everyone has a nice evening.

 

[Rose&Mike]

QOTD for Tuesday--What is your favorite holiday treat? How can you enjoy it without going overboard or do you just plan to avoid it completely this year?

 

[tigger813]

HI all,

OMG It's cold in Orlando! We all had to buy new sweatshirts today! So freaking cold!!!!!

I have no idea how I'm doing. I'm just really enjoying myself. Been eating 2 meals a day and walking a ton. Not drinking enough. Feeling a bit bloated so I'm really not sure. I will get back OP on Friday. I'll drink extra water and have 2 protein shakes a day and get in extra workouts whenever possible,

Watching Patriots game with DH now.

Heading over to EPcot to try and get the rest of the storytellers for DD1s school project. They have been very interesting! Ate at Biergarten today. No meals planned tomorrow except for my parents meal out at Artists Point.

Trip is going by way too fast! I really wish it would slow down!

Time to see if DD1 is asleep to I can turn her tv off. DD2 fell asleep in the car on the way back from MK and came in, changed her clothes and fell instantly back to sleep!

TTFN

 

[my3princes]

I was hoping to pop on and see a post from Pamela. I haven't heard from here and did leave a voicemail the other day. I'm praying that all is okay and that she is just busy

 

[Connie96]

I haven't forgotten about y'all. I will post WIN results from last week soon - tomorrow, I hope.

I am way behind on a couple of projects at work. I DO have a stress fracture in my pelvis - no running for at least 4-6 weeks and the orthopaedist will recheck me in January. And any spare time I do squeeze out of my days has been spent Christmas shopping.

I'm exhausted and going to bed right now. I will try to check in with yall tomorrow and I'm so sorry that for missing what you've shared here over the past couple weeks.

 

[Cupcaker]

Its going to be another two post deal today.

Kathy- Thanks! Hope you had a good day at the museum today. Maybe you snuck in some more dancing too

Lindsay- Wow that great you were able to run in the freezing cold. I can barely convince myself to do the elliptical in my freezing cold house

Deb- Glad youre all feeling better

Lisa (liesel)- thanks, I will probably be asking some advice from all of you at one point or another.

50sjayne- glad things are better.

Dona and CC- hope you had a good day.

Taryn- yay for your snow day and losing weight!

Rose- happy DSs interview went well. PD he got the internship.

Shawn- I hope you are staying warm with all that snow!

Lisa (Lisah)- Hearing your plans for WDW is exciting. Youre going to rock it!

Nicole- Sorry to hear about that. Im glad you were able to see a counselor and figure things out. Congratulations on the 1 pound down!! Youre doing great with the challenge.

Thanks Maria

Kelli- mmm that tea sounds delicious.

Tracey- Glad youre having a good time, cant believe its freezing but it’s a good excuse to get new sweatshirts

Connie- Hope it feels better soon and youre not in too much pain.

 

[Cupcaker]

Today was a perfect day. We went to Disneyland. It was kind of on the way to the jewler, so how could we not stop! Right away, we found a great parking spot. There was hardly any people there. As we entered Disneyland there was a car with characters coming down mainstreet. Then Mickey led a band down mainstreet as well. It was truly magical. A Disney wedding is my dream. I will be calling them tomorrow to see if it will be possible, aka something we can afford.

So on to the pictures! I just got them right now and uploaded them!

Heres the "judging" of the gingerbread houses:

Our house is the one on the bottom left hand corner.

Heres my shock:

Heres my grandma coming in to find out what was happening and me showing her

And here is something from our trip today to Disneyland:

I plan on making a memory box with some of the special items from this occassion. Im using the postcard invite we send everyone. The box the ring came in. I was wondering if we can preserve our little gingerbread house somehow or if not, I will make a clay replica of it. I was also going to put in some of these pictures.

Im excited about this wedding. Thanks for letting me share! Oh and Im soooo glad I dont have all this weight I have to lose. I have almost lost 99.9% of it. It makes looking at these pictures so much of a better time for me.

 

[donac]

Good morning everyone.

Long day yesterday. My team had a so so day but we decided to celebrate that one of the girls is up for league high scorer since she hasn't missed an individual question yet this season. It was funny to hear them complain about how poorly they did but they liked when I said we should just celebrate the great accomplishment of the one student.

Had dinner and just relaxed last night. Thanks for all the support about the knee. It was pretty sore yesterday but I did buy a heating pad on my way home from school last night and that helped. MRI is tonight at 5.

Cupcaker those pictures are wonderful.

Yesterday I went to buy some lunch from the cafeteria. SO they had veggie soup so I got some. There was a cake in the room and I did take a small piece. My friend came down to tell me about it in case I didn't know about it. A former retired teacher sent it to us which was really nice of her. But it was fromthe famous CAKE BOSS. YOu see those shows all the time and you wonder how the cake really tastes. They look so pretty but how do they taste? Let me tell you this was great. The filling was not too sweet and the buttercream (which is my favorite) just right. I can understand why the bakery has been there forever.

Off to get breakfast. I also have to send my dsis one more picture. She is making a book about our youngest sister's graduation. She took 10 years to get her BA and we are so proud of her. Dsis and I went to the graduation along with my parents and both brought our cameras. I thought I had sent her all my pictures but I found one from when she got her diploma. It was on the giant screen and I hope it came out alright.

Thanks for the encouragement about working our my arms even though my knee is bothering me. I worked my arms yesterdday and they hurt this morning.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[cclovesdis]

I'm about to run out of battery power, so this will be very quick.

Jeanette, love the pictures!

Mini-Challenge for Tuesday, 12/7: Eat your daily fruit and vegetables servings today.

I know a lot of us combine them for a total, so I paired them. I didn't want to give a specific number either, because our "totals," so to speak, could be different from one another.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Tracey--glad you are having fun! Don't stress about the weight. It will come off. I'm sorry about the temps. We were there one year and had to scrape ice off the car and Mike was not a happy camper. We might have to look at renting a car if the temps don't improve before we leave. Can't wait to hear about your trip!

I was hoping to pop on and see a post from Pamela. I haven't heard from here and did leave a voicemail the other day. I'm praying that all is okay and that she is just busy

I hope everything is ok too. Everyday I hope to see a new post.

Connie--I am so sorry about the stress fracture. What causes a stress fracture in your pelvis? Just the pounding?

Jeanette--the pictures were great! You look wonderful and so happy! What a great way to celebrate an engagement with a day at DL!

Dona--good luck with the mri. Very cool how what we are all figuring out on the weight loss train is rubbing off into real life with your students and celebrating victories. The cake sounds marvelous. I'm glad you enjoyed your small piece! I wonder if you could do some ab work too or if that would bother your knee?

QOTD for Tuesday--What is your favorite holiday treat? How can you enjoy it without going overboard or do you just plan to avoid it completely this year?
I would have to say other than stuffing--which we usually only have at Thanksgiving and Christmas, my second favorite treat is cheesecake, which I also usually only make at Thanksgiving and Christmas. But my favorite treat are buckeyes and a coconut version of buckeyes. We have a tradition of making treats and giving them to our neighbors and then we freeze the extra candy and have it for a month or so after the holidays. Just sitting here thinking about it is making me want one, or two or three.

Which is the problem. I am thinking we might skip making them this year. I know it won't bother Mike or Tom cause they only do it to make me happy. I have really been struggling with sweets lately and I'm nervous about having it in the house. But that brings me to the all or nothing issue. It is starting to bother me that I feel like the only way I can control my cravings is by not having it in the house. And that if it is in the house I need to throw it out or eat it until it's gone. Is this how it's always going to be? Is some food like a drug and the only way to avoid over indulging is to banish it all together--at least at home. It's interesting, because if we are out I have little trouble not taking sweets or chips or whatever, or just taking one, but at home it's a different story. So I guess that is some progress. I have to think about this one some more.....

I'm going to run after work. The plan is to leave work no later than 4:30 so I can be home before 6:00.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[my3princes]

Good Morning

Pixie dust to all of you recovering for injuries. It sounds like there are a lot of them out there. I knew I didn't exercise for some reason

 

[Rose&Mike]

I went to bump our recipe thread, and it looks like it has been closed.

 

[lisah0711]

I went to bump our recipe thread, and it looks like it has been closed.

Nope, it just fell off the active list. You can get to it again with a search -- I bumped it again. It happens with the QOTD archive sometimes too. If it had been accidentally closed the mods would have opened it up for us again -- they are very helpful.

 

[mikamah]

I went to bump our recipe thread, and it looks like it has been closed.

that's too bad. I wonder of one of the moderaters could open it back up again.

. But my favorite treat are buckeyes and a coconut version of buckeyes. We have a tradition of making treats and giving them to our neighbors and then we freeze the extra candy and have it for a month or so after the holidays. Just sitting here thinking about it is making me want one, or two or three.

Are those the little peanut butter chocolate balls? We had them when we went to a wedding in ohio years ago, and my brother and i still reminisce about them. We reminisce about the trip too, but the buckeyes were soo good.

Oh good! Because I was worrying about the talking thing too since working out with my friend. Well, have plenty of time to talk at the Expo and before and after the race. I'm thinking a spibelt for the race. My cell phone camera is just okay but that way I only have to carry one thing. I think we will do fine. Glad that you are enjoying your new laptop!

Actually our boys will probably enjoy themselves and their Mom free times! My guys claim they move a trash can to the middle of the living room floor and move it out before I come home among other things.

I arrive on the 23rd -- Wednesday -- and will be at Animal Kingdom Jambo for five nights. It is a long full day of travel to get there from where I am. I have my plane tickets and everything now except my park tickets. I'm planning on wearing capris and my WISH shirt with tshirt sleeves for the race. I think if we are prepared for anything that we will be fine. I'm really looking forward to it.
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Sound like we'll make a good running team. Plus, if you feel like you can talk, just ramble away, I'm a really good listener when I'm running.
I am a little envious of you and Lindsay going without the menfolk, but I know I would feel bad too.
I'm planning to wear capris as well, with a t-shirt- hot pink since my wish shirt is way too small, and even if it fit width wise, it's too short too. I think it was maria who said she was going to get some throwaway warm clothes, so I'll try to do that too. I hate to throw things away, but I hear they gather all the clothes and donate them, so that's good.
hugs on the sister issues. gotta love them.

I have a new addiction. And, its a zero calorie addiction! Teavana! I have spent almost $40 on tea the last two weeks! And most of the tea I've gotten is diet tea! Oolong especially. Almond Biscotti, Tiramisu, Toasted nut Brulee, Matevana and Skinny Chai! And there is like 4 more kinds I want to go back and buy! I can't wait to check out the tea at the new Spice and Tea Exchange at DTD. !

40$ isn't too bad for that place. I love going in there too, but always end up overwhelmed and come out with nothing.It's a great addiction to have for weight loss. I've heard they have some that make you feel full and help you lose weight. Enjoy that tea.

IAs to the trip we're taking, it is one big, long trip. WDW - auto train- DC - Williamsburg (starting the drive back home) - and then Hilton Head for a couple of nights. Up until a month ago, we were going to skip WDW completely but the trip never felt right. We've been almost every Christmas for the last 12 at WDW so stopping for a couple of nights will be wonderful. At this point in our Disney lives, that's all we need and we'll be back spring break for a week. We'll be gone 12 days total which is pretty typical for our Christmas vacation.

sounds like a fabulous trip.

Well, I am lactose intolerant. But, I had very, very quick med check today. Nothing new to report there, but since I had a fever on Friday night, it's possible that it wasn't just milk. And of course, there's always that infamous word...S-T-R-E-S-S. !

glad you're ok with the meds. Are you starting to feel better? I'm sure the stress of your new job and schedule can mess you up. I hope you're able to take some time to sit and relax and just think about cc every day.

And this might sound funny, but I've been trying to hug more. I am not a big hugger except for DS. I have some major personal space issues. For some reason I've finding getting a hug is a big stress reliever for me, so I've been trying to take advantage of that!

I made a list for the week of quick little things to do each day to keep the house cleaned up. I don't know how long we will keep this up, but if the house can just stay clean until we leave for vacation, I will consider it a major victory!

The hugging can be such a big stress reliever. I am a hugger, and a cryer. I definitely can relieve some huge stress with a good cry. And when I'm with other people, and start crying, they always hug me, and that helps too. I'm better about it now, but last winter when I was depressed, I could cry at the drop of a hat, and it was so awful.
Love your plan to keep the houst clean before your trip. I also hate leaving a messy house before a trip. It's so nice to come home to a nice clean house.

QOTD for Tuesday--What is your favorite holiday treat? How can you enjoy it without going overboard or do you just plan to avoid it completely this year?

Swedish spritz butter cookies. I will bake them and I will enjoy them this year, and every year. Love them, and they are associated with so many memories.

I was hoping to pop on and see a post from Pamela. I haven't heard from here and did leave a voicemail the other day. I'm praying that all is okay and that she is just busy

I was thinking the same thing. Hope all is well Pamela.

I haven't forgotten about y'all. I will post WIN results from last week soon - tomorrow, I hope.

I am way behind on a couple of projects at work. I DO have a stress fracture in my pelvis - no running for at least 4-6 weeks and the orthopaedist will recheck me in January. And any spare time I do squeeze out of my days has been spent Christmas shopping.

I'm exhausted and going to bed right now. I will try to check in with yall tomorrow and I'm so sorry that for missing what you've shared here over the past couple weeks.

so sorry about the stress fracture, and the break you'll have to take from running.

Glad you had a great day/weekend. The paper jams are so much fun. I think mike and I had more fun than ryan did when he got it for his bday Great job on getting the run in with everything else going on.

I got another run in today. 40 minutes outside in the blustering cold. Where is the smiley all wrapped up in winter clothes shivering???? It actually felt good by the end. I think I might be getting use to it. I wont be able to fit in my next run until friday morning so I will have to find something to do one or two nights this week to keep active. Overall my eating was not horrible today but I picked alot at things. I think I was just bored. :

Isn't it great to have kids so we can play too? We got sorry spin, and have been having a blast with that, if you're looking for a new board game. Nice work on the run in the cold. I've started writing the temperature on my princess training plan, so I know how cold it's been for the next time when i don't want to go out. 27's the coldest so far.

Strangely I'm ok today. I mean-- I'm sick, and a little cloudy but things are good. I know, mystical... but trust me. Seems honesty, love and a little bravery on my part (yay-- go me!) have calmed the waters somewhat. I've transitioned from 9 inch nails to Berlin anyway, and am reasonable happy. I'm taking it day to day. I am still amazed at how truly great the people I work with every day are. As a store steward sometimes I think I watch people more closely than I used to-I wasn't the best choice to do this because I am not very brave, but I'm going to try to do better. It also helps that my "problem" also happens to be one of the smartest, kindest people I know.

Glad things are going well for you.

Daddy gave me a collection of wooden ornaments that he said reminded him of ornaments from when he was little. I had already gotten a bit emotional when I hung the dated one they gave me a week before we got married as my last Christmas at home, but when I opened that box I just LOST IT!!! Wonder how long it will be before stuff like that stops happening?

Wish I could say it will stop, but I don't think it ever will. I lost my dad 15 years ago, and still there will be memories that pop up so strong and bring those emotions on. They are definintely not as frequent as with my mom now and with my mom, it's a loss for michael too, and that makes it harder, or more emotional, i guess. Hang in there. I know having those times definitely means we were blessed with a good relationship and that makes them such a big loss.

Up at 4, but fell, back asleep until 6:45, so I'm going to save replies until tonight. They are calling for snow from Knoxville north next Monday when DS is supposed to drive home, so I'm getting a little stressed, but it's still a week out so it could change. Trying not to think about it too much. It will be very busy at work today, so I'm going to try to get in a little early so I can get organized before everyone else shows up. I'm doing strength after work, but might not make it early enough to get on the elliptical. We'll see how today goes. I am only .6 over maintain weight this morning--which is pretty good for the end of a weekend.

Hope the forcast changes and ds has a safe, dry drive home.

Here in Southern Germany we are getting so much snow it is now just beyond ridiculous. Snowed all night last night and ever since I got up at 6:30 this morning. Did the elliptical for 30 minutes this morning and went to my 3 hour German class that I have every Monday. It was a little better today. Our teacher announced that next Monday is her last class with us as she got another job teaching at a High School (called Gymnasium here). When I got back home there was an email from son's school that very cryptically said students could go home after lunch if they would have a problem getting home later in the day with this weather. I just deleted it since DS rides the train to/from school most days and he would have no problem. But then of course he calls me just now to ask if he can leave school. Only 2 remaining classes for the day are Art & Spanish so I said OK. 5 minutes later he calls again to ask if he can go downtown on the train with some other kids! I gave him a little lecture first but then said he could go, what a slack Mom I am! But, if we were having weather like this back home, schools would be closed for a month! I just decided to give him a little break today. He does have a pet sitting job after school today and for the next 2 weeks so I reminded him about that. Our friends have already gone home to HAWAII for the Christmas break, they will have 5 WEEKS there! So jealous!
Hope you are warm & happy wherever you are today!
Shawn

Those germans are so tough, no need to cancel school. It is amazing how quickly school is cancelled here, and they will even cancel on a forecast that might never come to fruition. 5 Weeks n hawaii sounds heavenly.

Today was a perfect day. We went to Disneyland. It was kind of on the way to the jewler, so how could we not stop! Right away, we found a great parking spot. There was hardly any people there. As we entered Disneyland there was a car with characters coming down mainstreet. Then Mickey led a band down mainstreet as well. It was truly magical. A Disney wedding is my dream. I will be calling them tomorrow to see if it will be possible, aka something we can afford.

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Congrats and thanks for sharing the pics. They are beautiful, and you are beautiful. So happy for you.

. MRI is tonight at 5.

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Good luck. Pixie dust for you that you get good news.

I'm about to run out of battery power, so this will be very quick.

Jeanette, love the pictures!

Mini-Challenge for Tuesday, 12/7: Eat your daily fruit and vegetables servings today.

I know a lot of us combine them for a total, so I paired them. I didn't want to give a specific number either, because our "totals," so to speak, could be different from one another.

Have a great day everyone!

Thanks cc.

Good Morning

Pixie dust to all of you recovering for injuries. It sounds like there are a lot of them out there. I knew I didn't exercise for some reason

Too funny.

Well, that took an hour to get used to the mouse thing on this laptop. If i post this and it disappears I'll be so mad. I also hope I didn't delete anyone I wasnted to respond to. when I was highlighting to delete it would move so much faster than my other computer. Oh well, it's a learning curve, and i'm loving sitting in my recliner right now.
I came on a few times yesterday to read, and never got to post. We had a fun day at the museum, and after michael's friend came over for a while, but michael was very fresh and disrespectful to me, so he lost tv for the night and today, which is a punishment for me too. I told him he could earn a show back for tonight, and he's been fine so far. I know it was a busy, exciting weekend, and I so hope it's not the start of age 9.

Hope you all have a great day.

 

[SettinSail]

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a great day so far. It's a little after 3:00 here and I just finished lunch. I am still eating the chicken tortilla soup I made in the crockpot Saturday. Nicole, I hope you don't mind but I posted the recipe over in our recipe thread. I noted that it came from you and Allrecipes but if you don't want it in there I don't mind deleting it. Just let me know, no problems It seems to get a little better every day. It is quite spicy so I have been adding a T of sour cream to mine after I microwave it. So tasty and filling. Our snow finally stopped late in the afternoon and then we had rain all night! How is that possible ??!! Today there has been no precip, just a gray day with lots of snow on the ground. I think it's a little warmer today. Can't remember if I ever officially mentioned it but my behind is all healed from my fall last week. I think it was a muscle that got pulled and not a broken tailbone at all!

I set a PR on my elliptical this morning, stayed on for 35 minutes and went 2.8 kilometers. I guess I will have to go for an hour to do a 5K on it ?? I have been completely slack with eating and snacking since Saturday and today I am determined to turn it around. Still trying to lose 2.5 before the end of the challenge and yes I put on 1.5 over the weekend so now I am looking at 4 lbs to lose. Chugging water and have planned what I am eating for the rest of the day and no MandM's are included!!! We have 11 days left in the challenge and I am going home on Dec 18 - I need to lose these 4 pounds!!!

Here's the QOTD:

Monday, December 6 QOTD:It's pretty common to use food as a way to deal with stress. (I know I do.) Other than exercise--what strategies do you use to deal with stress? What works for short term immediate stress and do you have a plan in place to deal with long term stress? What about holdiay stressors and family issues?Feel free to answer any or all of the parts.

I'll speak about the bolded part. I know this is going to make ME sound bad but I hope that this will be helpful advice to someone out there who needs it. Thanks to my wonderful husband, we have come to a compromise that I only have to spend 24 hours with his mother. I won't go into details but he acknowledges that she is "different". Going into that house and knowing I will be leaving within 24 hours helps me to deal with what I face there. I still get stressed out but I know there is an end to it and it will be only a small part of my holiday. DH and DS will go back up there and visit for several days by themself and it works for us. If you have anyone like this in your family that you have been suffering through long visits with, see if you can take a fresh look at the situation. Even if it is your relative there is no law you have to be around them. Negative people can suck the life out of you and I fully believe in avoiding them if I can

I really like to read. I escape into another world and gets my mind off of other things.
Nicole

That's a great one, I totally forgot about reading. Congrats on your one pound loss And for your story about wedding and DH family.

That's so cute! The irony is, my mom grew up in rural Missouri during the Depression -- and one of the things they really looked forward to was an orange in their stocking! It was very "Little House on the Prairie", there were 12 kids and she was the oldest. They only received one present each, and the stocking was a big deal. I bet she might have dreamed about that orange! Maria

My Mom used to make us put "nuts and fruits" and "surprises" at the end of our Christmas list every year and this is what we always got in our stockings too except they were usually tangerines

So exciting to go to NYC !!! Awesome! Sounds like you are doing great on the new WW too!

My weight loss! 45 lbs in 4 1/2 months, I never thought I would be strong enough to make these changes.

Wow, that's great! I've "only" lost 23.5 pounds in almost 10 months but I have not cut back on eatng as much as I could have.

Thinking about kicking it into another gear in 2011 after hearing about your success and others here, could I do it too !!??!!

GREAT JOB !!!

Shawn--how many days until you can escape all that snow? Oh my goodness! Hang in there.

I agree--sisters definitely know what buttons to push! Thanks for the reminder about breathing as a stress reliever.

We leave here Dec 18th

I meant to comment on the sisters also, I have 2 and we can ALL push each others buttons for sure !!

QOTD for Tuesday--What is your favorite holiday treat? How can you enjoy it without going overboard or do you just plan to avoid it completely this year?

Magic Bars or seven layer bars. I can not have them in my house. If I'm with others I can eat 1 or 2 and walk away but if they are in my house, forget it they are all getting eaten

This year I will have a couple if I run into them and enjoy! But, no way will they be in the house with me!

HI all,

OMG It's cold in Orlando! We all had to buy new sweatshirts today! So freaking cold!!!!!

I have no idea how I'm doing. I'm just really enjoying myself. Been eating 2 meals a day and walking a ton. Not drinking enough. Feeling a bit bloated so I'm really not sure. I will get back OP on Friday. I'll drink extra water and have 2 protein shakes a day and get in extra workouts whenever possible,

Watching Patriots game with DH now.

Heading over to EPcot to try and get the rest of the storytellers for DD1s school project. They have been very interesting! Ate at Biergarten today. No meals planned tomorrow except for my parents meal out at Artists Point.

Trip is going by way too fast! I really wish it would slow down!

Time to see if DD1 is asleep to I can turn her tv off. DD2 fell asleep in the car on the way back from MK and came in, changed her clothes and fell instantly back to sleep!

TTFN

Sounds like you've had a great trip! Did the cold keep the crowds down any at all? I've heard December is very crowded all month long.

I DO have a stress fracture in my pelvis - no running for at least 4-6 weeks and the orthopaedist will recheck me in January. And any spare time I do squeeze out of my days has been spent Christmas shopping.

I'm exhausted and going to bed right now. I will try to check in with yall tomorrow and I'm so sorry that for missing what you've shared here over the past couple weeks.

We have missed you! I know you are glad to get an answer to your pain. Just think, you ran that last race with a fractured pelvis! Hope you are all healed soon, rest as much as you can

Good Morning

Pixie dust to all of you recovering for injuries. It sounds like there are a lot of them out there. I knew I didn't exercise for some reason

Those germans are so tough, no need to cancel school.

I came on a few times yesterday to read, and never got to post. We had a fun day at the museum, and after michael's friend came over for a while, but michael was very fresh and disrespectful to me, so he lost tv for the night and today, which is a punishment for me too. I told him he could earn a show back for tonight, and he's been fine so far. I know it was a busy, exciting weekend, and I so hope it's not the start of age 9.

Hope you all have a great day.

Tell me about it !!! They are just a different breed of humans, that's for sure. (no offense intended to anyone!)

Glad you guys had fun at the museum and sorry for the end of the day. You are a good Mom to nip that in the bud

Jeanette, your pictures are so beautiful! You are so tiny! It's wonderful that you've already lost the weight. When is your cruise coming up?

And, OMG the houses are amazing. You have some creative friends.

CC, I had something to say to you too but I've forgotten it now

OK, on and off in 40 minutes today, not so bad.....hope you all have a great day.....eat those fruits and veg per CC............drink your water.......watch your portions.........get in some exercise.........and have a great day!

Shawn

 

[tggrrstarr]

OMG, I must have an iPad! I am typing this on my asst. Mgr's brand new iPad and I am in love! Forget what I said about wanting a new laptop, I must have one of these!! Hint, hint if my DH is reading this!

Be back soon with some replies! (Unfortunately that will be done on my iPod touch, unless I can steal this puppy!)

 

[mizzoutiger76]

Just a quick check-in, I'm swamped today at work...

Shawn - share away! I don't mind at all! I'm glad you liked it. DH did say that it is better as leftovers

Cupcake - thanks for sharing your pics! Those are awesome and you look fab! I'll cross my fingers that you'll get good news as far as a Disney wedding

Rose - I'm pretty sure there isn't a holiday treat out there that isn't my favorite If I had to pick one, I'd say a home-made chocolate cake. My mom was telling me that she's making one for Christmas and while I will try to have some kind of will power, chances are I'll be diving head first into it. I am so sure that I will that I'm thinking of asking her to make it with egg whites and applesauce in order to cut some of the calories and I won't feel so guilty about indulging

tggrrstarr - you are too funny

Good day so far, I've got Zumba tonight, and I'm working on my water. Had Subway for lunch and chicken noodle soup tonight. Again nothing too exciting

Edited to add - Oh and I got to use my new George Foreman grill last night! It was awesome! Much better than the suggestion by my brother, the sous chef, to just tilt the pan while I cook...hahaha

Nicole

 

[lisah0711]

Whew! Busy day. Just now getting a chance to get on the computer for a bit -- sorry for the quick replies.

Yes, he proposed in grand fashion a few months later. He threw a big suprise party for her and proposed. He was very upset with us that we were unable to come. We were living in norcal and they were in socal. We had just been there 3 weeks previously and couldn't take the time off. He said that this was important to him. Very clueless guy. Yes, they are married. DH was in their wedding.

Interesting! He does sound clueless!

Nicole, I'm very impressed with all the exercising that you are doing!

Maria, I haven't actually tried running the TM while watching anything so we will see how that works . . .

tggrrstarr, I'm very impressed how you manage to do your posting from the iPod touch!

MB, your trip sounds divine!

CC, hope that you are feeling better today!

QOTD for Tuesday--What is your favorite holiday treat? How can you enjoy it without going overboard or do you just plan to avoid it completely this year?

Chex Party Mix is a real challenge for me. I have made two batches. I limit myself to one small bowl and eat one piece at a time to make it last. I have a tendency to let myself just have the treat rather than eating five things that don't satisfy and then eating the treat after all.

Tracey, sorry that it is so darn cold at WDW but sounds like you are having a great time! Good job getting your plan for getting back on track in place already!

I was hoping to pop on and see a post from Pamela. I haven't heard from here and did leave a voicemail the other day. I'm praying that all is okay and that she is just busy

Hope that she is just busy and that everything is okay.

Glad to hear that you are doing okay, too, Deb.

Connie, so sorry about your hip. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Jeanette, loved your pictures. You and DF have eyes only for each other!

dona, good luck with the MRI.

But my favorite treat are buckeyes and a coconut version of buckeyes. We have a tradition of making treats and giving them to our neighbors and then we freeze the extra candy and have it for a month or so after the holidays. Just sitting here thinking about it is making me want one, or two or three.

Which is the problem. I am thinking we might skip making them this year. I know it won't bother Mike or Tom cause they only do it to make me happy. I have really been struggling with sweets lately and I'm nervous about having it in the house. But that brings me to the all or nothing issue. It is starting to bother me that I feel like the only way I can control my cravings is by not having it in the house. And that if it is in the house I need to throw it out or eat it until it's gone. Is this how it's always going to be? Is some food like a drug and the only way to avoid over indulging is to banish it all together--at least at home. It's interesting, because if we are out I have little trouble not taking sweets or chips or whatever, or just taking one, but at home it's a different story. So I guess that is some progress. I have to think about this one some more.....

No, Rose, I don't think it will always be like this for you. I think as time goes on that you will see how successful you are and continue to be and you will be less likely to worry so much about it. It takes awhile for us to trust ourselves to continue taking care of ourselves and not giving up after all our hard work. You can do it!

Is there something else that you could make to share with the neighbors?

I found this article on sparkpeople.com about three ways to tame emotional eating that might be helpful to us all this time of year http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=693

Swedish spritz butter cookies. I will bake them and I will enjoy them this year, and every year. Love them, and they are associated with so many memories.

Sounds yummy!

Shawn, glad that you are healed up from your fall last week!

Have a great evening all!

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

I had another good day at work and I didn't feel sick today! I did have a hard time waking up this morning, so I'm going to start to fall asleep earlier tonight. I've been known to be in bed for over an hour before I finally have to resort to counting sheep before I fall asleep.

Today was not the best day for eating, but I've barely touched my weeklies, so I should be okay. I'm not sure what the scale will bring this week. It depends on when TOM arrives. I'll certainly be happy with maintaining.

Hope everyone had a great day today and another one tomorrow!

Pamela: Thinking about you, DH, and your family.

Rose: Hope it warms up some.

QOTD for Tuesday--What is your favorite holiday treat? How can you enjoy it without going overboard or do you just plan to avoid it completely this year?

Honestly, Christmas Eve is the one day all year where my healthy lifestyle goes out the window. We have foods that we only eat on Christmas Eve and they are too special to me to skip. We don't have anything special until dinner and then dessert, although that's been reduced A LOT in the last few years. I do make an attempt at portion control and as soon as I wake up Christmas morning, it's back to counting points. Last year, I brought my own food to my grandmother's to eat for breakfast. I can only drink nonfat, lactose-free milk, so it's best if I bring that anyway. But, I brought my own English muffin and ate whatever kind of fruit she had. I may have even brought an apple with me just in case. I probably ate it on the car ride though.

I know that's not a BL kind of response, but I always lose over Christmas week. We move a lot to set up for dinner, which includes multiple trips to/from the basement. I make time to go to the gym and I drink a lot of water too.

Tracey: Hope you are having fun and that it warms up there!

I was hoping to pop on and see a post from Pamela. I haven't heard from here and did leave a voicemail the other day. I'm praying that all is okay and that she is just busy

Thanks for checking in with her and for being there to help her!

Hi Connie! Hope your pelvis feels better soon.

Jeanette: Love the pics! You look amazing! And, a trip to DL! What a great way to celebrate!

I seem to remember you asking about my test scores. I will know on December 27th. I cannot wait. Thanks for asking!

Long day yesterday. My team had a so so day but we decided to celebrate that one of the girls is up for league high scorer since she hasn't missed an individual question yet this season. It was funny to hear them complain about how poorly they did but they liked when I said we should just celebrate the great accomplishment of the one student.

That is awesome! What mature students you have!

Thanks Kathy! You are right. I do need to stop and think about me more. Thanks!

I set a PR on my elliptical this morning, stayed on for 35 minutes and went 2.8 kilometers.

Congrats!

And thanks for the hug!

Hi tggrrstarr. I've heard good things about the iPAD too.

Good day so far, I've got Zumba tonight, and I'm working on my water.

Enjoy Zumba! I always drink a lot of water during Zumba.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nope, it just fell off the active list. You can get to it again with a search -- I bumped it again. It happens with the QOTD archive sometimes too. If it had been accidentally closed the mods would have opened it up for us again -- they are very helpful.

Oh good! I felt bad for not checking sooner!

Are those the little peanut butter chocolate balls? We had them when we went to a wedding in ohio years ago, and my brother and i still reminisce about them. We reminisce about the trip too, but the buckeyes were soo good.

Yep. They are so good! We make a coconut version too with cream cheese that tastes like a mounds bar. I might still make them and just make a small batch. We have a neighbor who loves them, and she lost her husband this year. I just can't put them in the freezer right now. I don't feel like I am in control enough right now.

Swedish spritz butter cookies. I will bake them and I will enjoy them this year, and every year. Love them, and they are associated with so many memories.
Were those your Mom's cookies?

I was thinking the same thing. Hope all is well Pamela.
Me too!

Well, that took an hour to get used to the mouse thing on this laptop. Hope you all have a great day.
It will get easier, I promise! I hated the laptop mouse when I first got it.

Shawn--congrats on the pr on the elliptical! Good for you for finding something that works with the inlaws. My mother in law did not even acknowledge that we were getting married for a month. We had a very strained relationship before she got sick. I agree with the idea that just because you are related, you don't have to be bff's! Are the seven layer bars made with sweetened condensed milk? If they are, I LOVE them!!!! Yum.

Rose - I'm pretty sure there isn't a holiday treat out there that isn't my favorite If I had to pick one, I'd say a home-made chocolate cake. My mom was telling me that she's making one for Christmas and while I will try to have some kind of will power, chances are I'll be diving head first into it. I am so sure that I will that I'm thinking of asking her to make it with egg whites and applesauce in order to cut some of the calories and I won't feel so guilty about indulging

Edited to add - Oh and I got to use my new George Foreman grill last night! It was awesome! Much better than the suggestion by my brother, the sous chef, to just tilt the pan while I cook...hahaha

Nicole

Nicole--good plan to deal with the cake! And we really like our George Foreman. Acutally made a boca burger tonight on it!

No, Rose, I don't think it will always be like this for you. I think as time goes on that you will see how successful you are and continue to be and you will be less likely to worry so much about it. It takes awhile for us to trust ourselves to continue taking care of ourselves and not giving up after all our hard work. You can do it!

Is there something else that you could make to share with the neighbors?

I found this article on sparkpeople.com about three ways to tame emotional eating that might be helpful to us all this time of year http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=693
Have a great evening all!

Thanks for the good thoughts Lisa! I need to be reminded sometimes that I can do it! I will check out the sparkpeople article in a few minutes.

CC--I know how much you look forward to Christmas Eve--what a great tradition your family has! Glad work is going well!

I had a good day at work, didn't leave on time, but it was a good day. Tomorrow is my day off and I'm getting a haircut and the gray hairs covered! I ran 4 miles after work on the treadmill. I'm seriously thinking about taking an unplanned break from exercise tomorrow. I'm tired and my legs were pretty fatigued during the run. We did a ton of squats last night, so it might have just been that.

Hope everyone has a good evening!